Word Meaning 女郎買

じょろかい jorokai

女郎買 is read as じょろかい (jorokai) and means buying the services of a prostitute.

Meaning

English

buying the services of a prostitute
whoring

Reading

Kana

じょろかい

Romaji

jorokai

Writing Variants

女郎買 じょろうかい joroukai
女郎買い じょろうかい joroukai
女郎買い じょろかい jorokai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 48839 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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prostitute (esp. Edo period)

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見世女郎

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low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)

格子女郎

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prostitute of the second rank (below the tayū; Edo period)

局女郎

つぼねじょろう

prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)

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lass

端女郎

はしじょろう

low class licensed prostitute (Edo period)

雪女郎

ゆきじょろう

snow woman

散茶女郎

さんちゃじょろう

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